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## [Christmas | Gingerbread Recipe & Pomander Craft Project](https://blog.flametreepublishing.com/simple-recipes/christmas-gingerbread-recipe-pomander-craft-project)
Posted by [Gillian Whitaker](https://blog.flametreepublishing.com/simple-recipes/author/gillian-whitaker)
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The **presents** are sorted, the Christmas cake is ready for decorating, and the festive **celebrations** are reaching their peak: what better way to enjoy the final days in the run-up to Christmas than with some **tasty seasonal baking** for the whole **family** to get involved in. See below for a great recipe for gingerbread biscuits, as well as a bonus **craft project** that’ll have your home smelling delightfully **fragrant** throughout the festive season.
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## [Christmas | Mince Pies Recipe & Christingle Craft Project](https://blog.flametreepublishing.com/simple-recipes/christmas-mince-pies-recipe-christingle-craft-project)
Posted by [Laura Bulbeck](https://blog.flametreepublishing.com/simple-recipes/author/laura-bulbeck)
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The **holiday season** is upon us! Whether for you Christmas is a time to remember the birth of Christ or simply rejoice in the festivities that brighten up a dark winter, there is much to enjoy. In today’s blog we’re offering a **classic Christmas recipe** – mouthwatering Mince Pies – as well as a fun **seasonal craft project** for all the family.
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## [Flame Tree Recipes: Victoria Sponge And A Bake Off Catch Up](https://blog.flametreepublishing.com/simple-recipes/bid/76811/Flame-Tree-Recipes-Victoria-Sponge-And-A-Bake-Off-Catch-Up)
Posted by [Catherine Taylor](https://blog.flametreepublishing.com/simple-recipes/author/catherine-taylor)
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The 'Great British Bake Off' has in recent weeks been coming to a head. With the contestants now **whittled down** to only the very serious bakers, things are **hotting up.**
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## [Simple Recipes for Easter: Easter Nest Cupcakes](https://blog.flametreepublishing.com/simple-recipes/bid/75031/Simple-Recipes-for-Easter-Easter-Nest-Cupcakes)
Posted by [Esme Chapman](https://blog.flametreepublishing.com/simple-recipes/author/esme-chapman)
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**Easter certainly came around quickly.** Everywhere I look, I seem to see indulgent and incredibly elaborate looking Easter eggs, which I'm pretty sure never existed when I was a child and actually received Easter eggs. I have had to ban myself from going anywhere near a Hotel Chocolat for fear that I will fall prey to their unbeatably chunky eggs.
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## [Simple Recipes for Mother's Day recipe: Chocolate & Almond Biscuits](https://blog.flametreepublishing.com/simple-recipes/bid/74716/Simple-Recipes-for-Mother-s-Day-recipe-Chocolate-Almond-Biscuits)
Posted by [Esme Chapman](https://blog.flametreepublishing.com/simple-recipes/author/esme-chapman)
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With **Mother's Day** fast approaching, what better choice for this week's recipe than something **delicious, indulgent and perfect as a homemade gift?** With their crumbly shortbread, decadent chocolate layer and crunchy almond topping, these **Chocolate & Almond Biscuits** tick all the boxes.
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## [Top Simple Recipes for Healthy Eating #8: Fruity Roulade](https://blog.flametreepublishing.com/simple-recipes/bid/74489/Top-Simple-Recipes-for-Healthy-Eating-8-Fruity-Roulade)
Posted by [Esme Chapman](https://blog.flametreepublishing.com/simple-recipes/author/esme-chapman)
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This week's recipe takes the form of a light, low-fat dessert – because we all need a treat every now and then! This recipe features low-fat alternatives to unhealthy ingredients, as well as making the most of the natural sweetness of fruit, meaning that there is no reason to fight against satisfying that sweet craving at the end of a meal. With strawberries beginning to crop up more and more in the shops, it's a good time to start thinking of tasty new recipes beyond the traditional (and excessively calorific) strawberries and cream combination. I highly recommend this roulade, it's one of those great simple recipes that looks a lot harder to make than it actually is, perfect if you've got friends coming for dinner.
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## [Simple Recipes for Pancake Day: Chocolate Pancakes with Mango Sauce](https://blog.flametreepublishing.com/simple-recipes/bid/74219/Simple-Recipes-for-Pancake-Day-Chocolate-Pancakes-with-Mango-Sauce)
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It's **Pancake Day next week** and I am, to say the least, more than a little bit excited! Ever since I was a little girl, pancakes have always been up there amongst **my very favourite foods**, so this day has never ceased to be met with great anticipation.
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## [Valentine's Day Simple Recipes: Honey and Chocolate Heart Cookies](https://blog.flametreepublishing.com/simple-recipes/bid/73975/Valentine-s-Day-Simple-Recipes-Honey-and-Chocolate-Heart-Cookies)
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Like most people, I am quick to moan about the way **Valentine's day** has become a consumer event blah, blah, blah...
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## [Simple Recipes with a festive twist: Christmas Pudding Cupcakes](https://blog.flametreepublishing.com/simple-recipes/bid/73051/Simple-Recipes-with-a-festive-twist-Christmas-Pudding-Cupcakes)
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With Christmas just around the corner and the number of remaining shopping days dwindling, perhaps it is time to start thinking about those last few gifts you still need to get. However, instead of trudging out to the shops and enduring the commercial storm, why not make some gifts at home? These could be craft based or, even better, food based! Friends and family will love the idea of receiving something you have spent time making yourself, with them in mind.
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## [Simple Recipes with a festive twist: Homemade Gingerbread House](https://blog.flametreepublishing.com/simple-recipes/bid/73024/Simple-Recipes-with-a-festive-twist-Homemade-Gingerbread-House)
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With yesterday being exactly a week until Christmas, I indulged in a little bit of festive excitement in the form of **The Great British Bake Off Christmas Special**. It made for very pleasurable viewing indeed. Inspired by Paul and Mary's festive bakes, I found myself craving the likes of Stollen and Mincemeat Streusel (Mary's ingenious traybake alternative to thrashing out batches and batches of mince pies).
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